ValueHandlerFactory (Hibernate JavaDocs)

```
public class ValueHandlerFactory
extends Object
```
Helper for generically dealing with literal values.

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`static class`	`ValueHandlerFactory.BaseValueHandler<T>`
`static class`	`ValueHandlerFactory.BigDecimalValueHandler`
`static class`	`ValueHandlerFactory.BigIntegerValueHandler`
`static class`	`ValueHandlerFactory.ByteValueHandler`
`static class`	`ValueHandlerFactory.DoubleValueHandler`
`static class`	`ValueHandlerFactory.FloatValueHandler`
`static class`	`ValueHandlerFactory.IntegerValueHandler`
`static class`	`ValueHandlerFactory.LongValueHandler`
`static class`	`ValueHandlerFactory.NoOpValueHandler<T>`
`static class`	`ValueHandlerFactory.ShortValueHandler`
`static class`	`ValueHandlerFactory.StringValueHandler`
`static interface`	`ValueHandlerFactory.ValueHandler<T>`

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static <T> T`	`convert(Object value, Class<T> targetType)` Convert the given value into the specified target type.
`static <T> ValueHandlerFactory.ValueHandler<T>`	`determineAppropriateHandler(Class<T> targetType)` Determine the appropriate `ValueHandlerFactory.ValueHandler` strategy for converting a value to the given target type
`static boolean`	`isCharacter(Class type)`
`static boolean`	`isCharacter(Object value)`
`static boolean`	`isNumeric(Class type)`
`static boolean`	`isNumeric(Object value)`

Class ValueHandlerFactory